Umbilicus as a fitness signal in humans

FASEB Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 10-12

  Sinkkonen, Aki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Fetal development; Honest signal; Nutrition; Pregnancy; Symmetry

Indexed keywords

FETUS DEVELOPMENT; FETUS DISEASE; FITNESS; NUTRITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SOCIAL CARE; UMBILICUS;

ART; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICINE IN ART; PREGNANCY; UMBILICUS;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 58249097074     PISSN: 08926638     EISSN: 15306860     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1096/fj.09-0104ufm     Document Type: Review

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